Saalfelden Leogang

Saalfelden Leogang

A region and its stories. About sports heroes, specialities, tips and the unique life between limestone mountains and the Ritzensee lake.

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  1. 4 beautiful bike tours with stops at mountain huts

    Cheese dumplings, Kaiserschmarrn, traditional snacks - just three reasons why every bike tour should include at least one hut to stop at. If you feel the same way, here are four tours you'll love!
  2. The fascinating mountain range Steinberge - climbing adventoures guaranteed!

    Many of those, who start to go climbing a lot, love the sport and never want to stop with it again. That's understandable, because it really is a demanding challenge for body and soul, a training for your stamina, strengh, flexibility and...
  3. "I was a miner" - memories

    Almost unimaginable today and yet not so long ago: Sepp Maier tells us how he mined magnesite at Spielberg mountain in Leogang from 1950 to 1970. With his bare hands, a quite normal drill, without a protective mask and a helmet that was like a...
  4. Medicinal knowledge from the Pinzgau region

    The ancestors, who lived in the Pinzgau region, knew exactly what they needed to feel good. They knew which herb is effectively used against which aches, pains or illnesses, how to process them and use them and how to interpret the signs...